Brian Cordes of Cordes Printing/Norman's Printery in Wyckoff, NJ, dropped by to show us a thing or two about stock and embellishment on printed materials. As well as being ridiculously knowledgeable about printing processes, Brian is a designer in his own right. Enjoy these photos from his visit and check out his work at briancordes.com...

Congratulations to Shillington graduate Christopher Porter for winning the Romeo and Juliet Re-covered book contest by The Fox is Black Chris did a fantastic job revamping the classic play. His goal: "I’ve tried to go with a direction that would appeal to youn...

It's almost time for our current students to spread their design wings and fly.
Across all of our international campuses our full-time students have eaten, breathed and (barely) slept graphic design for at least 520 hours over the last three months. They're tired and just a little stressed but the transformation since the first day they walked into the classroom is incredi...

We are delighted to announce that we've launched a new Web Course at Shillington*.
The course has been tailored to suit the needs of graphic designers wanting to complement their existing knowledge of print design with web design and basic coding. We'll build on your existing design skills so yo...

Recent Brisbane full time graduate Lloyd explains his approach to the design and planning behind the Southbank Corporation's 2010–2011 Annual Report.
"A brain storming session flagged a concern that often Annual Reports receive a quick flick through from the reader, then discarded, so with an open brief I decided this annual report needed to be two things...

Two of our recent Brisbane grads, Nuno Oliveira and Noah Scott have recently submitted t-shirt designs to online store, Made In The Now (MITN).
Those who are aware of MITN: they're an online t-shirt design studio and retail store, launched in mid-2011 as a peaceful protest against some unfortunate hallm...

We're delighted to annouce the launch of our new iPhone App. A 'must have' for any design student or emerging designer; the Shillington Design Reference App is a handy tool designed to make you a more efficient designer. Whether it's keyboard shortcuts, paper sizes or gener...

It's always so wonderful to see the work our graduates have been doing out there in the real world. Lloyd who graduated in December 2010, from our FT course in Brisbane, has recently shared with us some of the wo...

I always love it when I hear of how our graduates are getting on, not just when they get their first design role upon leaving us, but sometimes years later when their career, and sometimes their own businesses, are really taking off.
Belle did the Shillington course back in 2005. A couple years later she started her own business, ...